2011 Oscar Nominations are In…

In case, you know, you plan on watching this thing, and who wins or loses matters to you. I personally haven’t watched an Oscars telecast since, uh, I honestly can’t remember the last time I tuned in and actually sat through a show for more than ten minutes. Anyways, for those of you who still care (or, to be more blunt, respect) what Hollywood thinks are the best movies of 2010, here is your big ol list of nominees for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards, including ten (yes, 10) nominations for Best Picture (sheesh, talk about CYA).

Biggest gripe? Nothing for Christopher Nolan as Director. “Inception” was probably the biggest movie undertaking of the entire year, and all Nolan gets is a lousy screenwriting nomination? So what are the chances it’ll win Best Picture? Probably somewhere between Snowball and Hell. Whatever, Academy Awards. Yeah, like directing “The King’s Speech” is actually harder than directing “Inception”. Shenanigans!

You can watch this joke of an awards show on February 27 on ABC.

BEST PICTURE
127 Hours
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception
The Kids Are All Right
The King’s Speech
The Social Network
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter’s Bone

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Another Year, written by Mike Leigh
The Fighter, Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson; Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
Inception, written by Christopher Nolan
The Kids Are All Right, written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
The King’s Speech, Screenplay by David Seidler

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
127 Hours, Screenplay by Danny Boyle & Simon Beaufoy
The Social Network, Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin
Toy Story 3, Screenplay by Michael Arndt; Story by John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich
True Grit, written for the screen by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Winter’s Bone, adapted for the screen by Debra Granik & Anne Rosellini